School Facilities Manager

Required from January 2021

An exciting opportunity is available for a Facilities Manager to join our school and work as part of our Business Support Team. you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of all facilities management estates and services at our school site. We are looking for a committed, energetic, creative, and inspirational person who should be self-motivated, flexible, highly organised, and reliable. The successful candidate will have well-developed communication, interpersonal and prioritisation skills and positive 'can-do’ approach, you will have experience of managing a team in a facilities environment, you will be able to produce and analyse data and making appropriate recommendations.

Our ethos of ‘Ensuring Excellence’ is at the forefront of everything that we do.

The successful candidate will:

• Contributie to the overall/ethos/work/aims of the organisation
• Lead and manage the site staff and site contractors, including cleaners (via a managed service)
• Be accountable for the general maintenance and upkeep of the site and buildings, managing building/repair works in liaison with the school business manager, keeping appropriate logs, records, and reports
• Take responsibility for the security of the site from the start to the end of the school day
• Take a lead role in Health and Safety
• Ensure organisational procedures and legal requirements are adhered to in relation to discrimination legislation and equal opportunities and that all people are treated in a way that respects their abilities, background, values, customs and beliefs
• Be a part of the business support management team

Closing date: 9.00am, Monday, 7^th December 2020

Completed application forms should be sent by email to: penny.jolley@taw.org.uk.

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from Community Academies Trust vision and values.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Community Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

Community Academies Trust Company Registration No. 0747273-6

About the Employer

The Telford Langley School and The Telford Park School are sponsored by The Community Academies Trust (CAT) which has a track record of achieving and sustaining OUTSTANDING schools. Our approach is based on a fundamental belief that all young people have the talent and the potential to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Alongside the family of schools, the CAT has established a teaching school which ensures CPD opportunities are abundant for all, no matter what stage of your career you are at.